BMI, income, and social capital in a native Amazonian society: Interaction between relative and community variables

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 459-474

  Brabec, Marek ^a,b   Godoy, Ricardo ^c   Reyes García, Victoria ^d   Leonard, William R ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BOLIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCOME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 34447295905     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20606     Document Type: Article

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